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Stone circles

cfuserkildare · 2021-07-21 09:11:18

Just wondering if anyone else pondered whether stone circles were painted? Anyone else have any thoughts on this? This is one of the Athgreany stones, I had to change brightness and contrast to see features on the stone, then when I considered the colour change I thought of paint or other colouring effects of the Bronze…

21-07-2021 10:11AM

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cfuserkildare

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Just wondering if anyone else pondered whether stone circles were painted?
Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

This is one of the Athgreany stones, I had to change brightness and contrast to see features on the stone, then when I considered the colour change I thought of paint or other colouring effects of the Bronze Age.

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#2 05-08-2023 08:15AM

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Hi cfuser, interesting thought, there is a stone up the Comeraghs that is painted white I believe, looking lime washed, I don’t know who « started it « and when. https://www.komoot.com/highlight/2991478

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